Early symptoms of noma include pain in several areas, ulcers and pus, and it is important to seek medical attention for symptomatic treatment of the disease when it occurs.
Noma is a disease caused by infection with the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi and is usually transmitted through sexual contact. It is clinically more common in men than in women.
1. Pain in several places: in the early stages of noma, pain can be felt in several places: in men, it occurs in the coronary groove, the foreskin, the prepuce, the prepuce ligament, the glans, etc.; in women, it occurs in the labia minora, labia majora, the vestibule or the clitoris, and in some cases it occurs in the breasts and the inner thighs.
2. Ulcers: when exposed to the pathogen after the early stages of infection, the infection site will appear small inflammatory papules, rapidly transformed into pustules, 3 ~ 5 days to become a painful deep ulcers.
3. Suppuration: once the ulcer has developed, continued pathogen invasion can lead to suppurative lymphadenitis in the groin, with significant pain and ongoing suppuration.
If you suspect that you have been infected with noma, you should seek medical attention and standardize the treatment as prescribed by your doctor in order to avoid delays.